Letters to the editor

Published: August 17, 2004 12:00 AM

Thanks to all Festa Italiana volunteersEditor:It was a wonderful weekend (Aug. 7-8) for the Festa Italiana and downtown Wooster was alive with people and activities. It took many months of planning and manpower to be ready for this event.Co-Chairs of the event, Fran Grande Fuller and Joe Palermo, did a great job in spearheading the event. As for those involved with the food committee, we cannot thank each one personally, but would like to take this opportunity to thank all who volunteered their time and talent to help prepare food, man the dinner and sandwich booths and helped in any way to make the event a success.Special thanks to the men and women who stayed at the Wayne County Grange Hall cooking the meatballs in tomato sauce, cooking rigatoni, gnocchi, sausage, pork and peppers for the sandwiches and kept our two booths supplied with food. Thanks to Pete Armstrong for the use of the Grange, Bob Workman of Bob's Quality Meats, all those businesses that supplied us with refrigeration, and The College of Wooster, for loaning us food warmers, freezing and storing thousands of meatballs until ready for use.Thanks to our "ever ready bunnies" Joe DiScipio and Jamie Howey who worked their tails off. Last, but not least, thanks to those special people in our lives who pitched in wherever and whenever we needed them. We were rewarded for our efforts when people stopped by to tell us how great the food was.MILLE GRAZI!Mary A. GasbarreJosephine HoweyFood Committee co-chairsFesta ItalianaWoosterLeave your pets at homeEditor:Pet owners: did your dogs and the snake enjoy the Italian Festival?One dog left its "calling card" on the sidewalk. Some unlucky person got the "message" on their shoes!Where-o-where did your pooper scooper go?To the young man with the snake: Did it enjoy the music the crowd?There are a lot of people who don't share your affection for serpents. They have a great fear of them.Do you take your pets to work church doctor appointments, etc.? I think not.Please be more considerate of others and your pets and leave your pets at home.All public functions should post signs assist animals only.Phyllis MillerFredericksburg